Pacific energy T5, Installation And Operating Instrictions

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Operation

Wood Selection

This heater is designed to burn natural wood only.  Higher efficiency 
and lower emissions generally result when burning air-dried 
seasoned hardwoods, as compared to softwoods or too green 
or freshly cut hardwoods.
Wood should be properly air dried (seasoned) for six months or 
more.  Wet or undried wood will cause the fi re to smoulder and 
produce large amounts of creosote.  Wet wood also produces 
very little heat and tends to go out often.

DO NOT BURN:

-*Salt water wood  

-Coal/charcoal

 -Treated 

wood 

 -*Garbage/Plastics

-Wet or green wood 

-Solvents

* These materials contain chlorides which will rapidly destroy 
metal surfaces and void warranty.
Do not burn anything but wood.  Other fuel, e.g. charcoal, can 
produce large amounts of carbon monoxide, a tasteless, odourless 
gas that can kill.  Under no circumstances should you attempt to 
barbecue in this heater.

How to Test Your Wood

Add a large piece of wood to the stove when it has a good, large 
bed of coals.  It is dry if it is burning on more than one side within 
one minute.  It is damp if it turns black and lights within three 
minutes.  If it sizzles, hisses and blackens without igniting in fi ve 
minutes it is soaked and should not be burnt.

WARNING:  Do not use grates or andirons to elevate the fuel.  
Burn directly on the fi rebricks.  Replace broken or missing 
bricks.  Failure to do so may create a hazardous condition.

Your Pacifi c Energy heater is designed for maximum overall 
efficiency at a moderate fi ring rate.  Overfi ring is hazardous and 
a waste of fuel.  Too slow a burn contributes to creosote buildup 
and lowers combustion efficiency.

Lighting the Fire

WARNING:  Never use gasoline, gasoline-type lantern fuel, 
kerosene, charcoal lighter fl uid, or similar liquids  to start 
or ‘freshen up’ a fi re in this heater. Keep all such liquids well 
away from the heater while in use.

1)  Adjust air control to "H" (high) position (pushed to the far left) 

and open door.

2)  Place crumpled newspaper in the centre of the heater and 

criss-cross with several pieces of dry kindling.  Add a few 
small pieces of dry wood on top.

3)  Ignite the paper and close the door.
4)  After the fi re has established itself, open the door and add a 

few small logs.  Close door.

5)  Begin normal operation after a good coal base exists and 

wood has charred.

Normal Operation

1)  Set air control to desired setting.  If smoke pours down across 

the glass (waterfall effect), this indicates you have shut the 
control down too soon or you are using too low a setting.  As 
every home’s heating needs vary (i.e. insulation, windows, 
climate, etc.), the proper setting can only be found by trial 
and error and should be noted for future burns.

2)  To refuel, adjust air control to "H" (high) position (pushed 

to the far left) and give the fi re time to brighten.  Open door 
slowly, this will prevent backpuffing.

3)  Use wood of different shape, diameter and length (up to 19").  

Load your wood endwise and try to place the logs so that air 
can fl ow between them.  Always use dry wood.

4)  Do not load fuel to a height or in such a manner that would 

be hazardous when opening the door.

5)  For extended or overnight burns, unsplit logs are preferred.  

Remember to char the wood completely on "H" (high) setting 
before adjusting air control for overnight burn.

WARNING:  Always keep loading door closed when burning.  
If the door is left partly open, gas and fl ames may be drawn 
out of the fi replace stove opening creating risks from fi re and/ 
or smoke. This heater is not designed for open door burning, 
unless a manufacturer supplied screen is used. 

WARNING:  This method is not a substitute for regular chimney 
inspections and cleaning.

5)  To achieve maximum fi ring rate, set control to “H” (high) 

position (pushed to the far left). Do not use this setting other 
than for starting or preheating fresh fuel loads.

DO NOT OVERFIRE THIS HEATER:  Attempts to achieve heat 
output rates that exceed heater design specifi cations can 
result in permanent damage to the heater and chimney.

WARNING:  No alteration or modifi cation of the combustion 
air control assembly is permitted.  Any tampering will void 
warranty and could be very hazardous.

Do not store/place wood or other combustibles within the 
required clearances surrounding the unit.

Air Control
set to low.

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